Michael Swanson

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• No Market Bottom in Sight Yet as the Fed Fails

  Published 28 November 2007 | viewed 6,772 times

  Since October 11, 2007 we have seen the DOW, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all decline in a correction. The three averages closed right on their…

• Looking for a Buy Point This Week for Gold Stocks

  Published 11 November 2007 | viewed 4,556 times

  Dear Investor, In last weekend's members only monthly newsletter I said that I was worried that we would see the broad market follow the weakness…

• Canadian Juniors Rocketing in Gold Rally

  Published 30 October 2007 | viewed 6,432 times

  The gold market is on the march again. Not too long ago, a week after the XAU gold stock index rallied to 182 and then…

• Potential Reversal Could Lead to Huge Buying Opportunity

  Published 12 October 2007 | viewed 4,431 times

  Yesterday we saw a potential reversal in the market. The Nasdaq rallied up over 20 points and then closed down almost 40 points. When you…

• Making Sense of This Gold Drop

  Published 04 October 2007 | viewed 4,882 times

  Yesterday the XAU dropped 2.06 points while the HUI fell 5.75. Both fell much harder than gold on a percentage basis. We've seen a huge…

• Fed Projects a Four Year Long Recession

  Published 24 September 2007 | viewed 10,222 times

  Aside from the dollar and long-term bonds all markets went up last week as the Fed demonstrated that it is more fearful of a slowing…

• Bernanke Abolishes Corrections and Bank Losses

  Published 19 September 2007 | viewed 7,818 times

  I was shocked by yesterday's decision by the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by 50 basis points and then signal that there is more…

• Act Two of the Credit Crisis is Coming

  Published 10 September 2007 | viewed 8,744 times

  Stocks got hit hard again Friday as the DOW fell over 249 points and the Nasdaq dropped 48 points following more bad economic news. The…

• Believe in the Market Not the Fed

  Published 04 September 2007 | viewed 4,564 times

  Dear Investor, September will be an interesting month to say the least. The macro economic and interest rate environment is going to change. The Fed…

• Bond Market Signals Danger Ahead

  Published 21 August 2007 | viewed 7,471 times

  Someone in the WallStreetWindow blog community made note Thursday on how the yield on a 3-month Treasury bill dropped hard that morning. In fact the…

• Gold Stock Rally Beginning

  Published 09 July 2007 | viewed 5,139 times

  It is starting to be fun to own gold stocks once again. On Friday the XAU and HUI broke out of a resistance downtrend line…

• A Possible Bullish Resolution for Gold Stocks

  Published 03 July 2007 | viewed 4,564 times

  Several weeks ago I sold my gold stocks and went into cash in fear that gold stocks were going to break down and head down…

• Markets Hanging by a Thread

  Published 26 June 2007 | viewed 5,504 times

  Yesterday the DOW, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all headed back down to their June lows. Watch the 1492 level on the S&P 500. If it…

• The Technical Condition of Gold Stocks

  Published 18 June 2007 | viewed 3,671 times

  I went to cash the other week as the broad market corrected in response to rising bond yields and caused gold stocks to break their…

• Big Buyers Coming into Gold Stocks

  Published 04 June 2007 | viewed 5,373 times

  Wow, what a turn around for gold stocks last week! After languishing for all of May the XAU rallied 6.6% off its Wednesday low by…

• This Will Be A Critical Week for Gold Stocks

  Published 28 May 2007 | viewed 4,228 times

  On May 7, 2007 I published an article on several financial websites titled "Gold Bears Have Two Weeks to Live." In it, I contended that…

• Did We Just See the Last Gold Stock Dip?

  Published 14 May 2007 | viewed 4,474 times

  I've been talking for several weeks now about an approaching new bull run in gold stocks. Gold stocks have been consolidating in a long sideways…

• Gold Bears Have Two Weeks to Live

  Published 07 May 2007 | viewed 7,584 times

  Early last week gold stocks fell hard only to end the week with a rebound. The drop caused many gold longs to liquidate their positions…

• Proof This Gold Stock Correction Near Its End

  Published 02 May 2007 | viewed 6,436 times

  Dear Investor, If you missed my email last week, don't worry. I didn't send one! You see, gold stocks were in a correction and I…

• A Triple Buy Signal in Gold Stocks

  Published 09 April 2007 | viewed 7,899 times

  If you have been watching gold stocks or if you own them this chart below is the only thing you need to think about right…